‘Then I applied a tiny drop of contact cement to each wing piece and spread thinly along the top edge and let it dry.’

She then made sure the wings were aligned and pressed together gently.

Romy McCloskey couldn’t bear to put the butterfly down (Picture: Solent)Parts of a wing from a dead butterfly were attached to deformed wing (Picture: Solent)Ms McCloskey used a coat hanger to pin the butterfly down (Picture: Solent)

Ms McCloskey said the procedure in no way hurt the butterfly as they ‘don’t have pain receptors’ in their wings.

The next day, Ms McCloskey took him outside and it started flying ‘high, fast and confident’.

She added: ‘I was so excited, I cheered and my heart certainly soared with him.’

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